Oregon Public Universities

Classification Specifications

INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN 2-MECH

Classification Number: 3161

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Salary Range 19

$2797

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CLASS

The INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN 2 (MECHANICAL) fabricates, modifies, repairs, installs, and maintains scientific or
medical equipment used in teaching or research. Employees at this level will do basic design of less complex systems
and components under the guidance of higher-level technicians.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

This is the second level of a four-level series of classes. Employees in this class are distinguished from those
in the higher levels by having limited design and project coordination responsibilities related to component or
subsystem fabrication, maintenance, or repair on larger projects. This class is distinguished from the lower level
by responsibility to perform some design of basic components or simple subsystems and by coordination of less complex
projects.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Allocation of positions to this class will depend on the total work performed which may include one or a combination
of the duties or tasks listed below.

Consultations. Typical tasks: meets with faculty, researchers, and technical staff to discuss equipment
or systems operations, maintenance, and repairs; reviews operations, maintenance, and repair logs to obtain functional
history of equipment; through or as a part of consultations determines options available to meet user goals; consults
with senior technicians and specialists in other fields (electronics, optics, etc.) to assure that design and proposed
materials will be compatible with the properties and characteristics of other specialty components; provides lower-level
staff with advice and instruction on shared projects; writes work orders and estimates job completion dates and
costs; may consult directly with vendors and/or manufacturers regarding operational, maintenance, or repair problems;
may evaluate and recommend purchase options on parts, equipment, or materials to meet specific user needs.

Design. Typical tasks: takes responsibility for design of specific components or less complex mechanisms
or systems; uses rough sketches, verbal and written instructions or specifications to develop design; makes preliminary
technical drawings for review and approval by higher-level technical staff, researchers, or academics; may work
independently or as part of a team, depending on the nature and complexity of the project.

Miscellaneous. Typical tasks: participates in skill enhancement programs as available; maintains current
knowledge of field through reading appropriate materials, consultations with senior staff, staff in other technical
specialties, and/or observing or auditing scientific or technical courses available; may develop or pursue specialty
area of technical expertise based on own interests and abilities; cultivates cooperative information exchange with
peers, academics, and researchers to expand and enhance own knowledge base.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS

Employees in this class are in regular in-person contact with faculty members, researchers, staff, and students
while fabricating, calibrating, and repairing scientific instruments and equipment. Employees are in occasional
contact, by telephone or in person, with vendors to purchase parts and with manufacturers service representatives
to exchange information and to receive assistance on the assembly, repair, or calibration of instruments.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Employees in this class receive general supervision from an instrument shop supervisor, instrument technologist,
or a faculty member. Work is reviewed on an ongoing basis from feedback from faculty members or researchers, and
from supervising staff as to whether instruments perform well and are calibrated and repaired properly. Instruments
and components for instruments which are fabricated are checked during the fabrication process and upon completion
to assure they conform to specifications and operate correctly. Employees follow operators manuals for the maintenance
and repair of instruments and standard scientific and mathematical principles in the fabrication of instruments.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Positions require the willingness to work around hazardous fumes, chemicals, radiation, tools, machinery, and
voltages. Positions also require the willingness to work in noisy environments, with difficult people, and to meet
reasonable schedules and deadlines.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Two years of instrument shop experience assembling, repairing, installing, and maintaining scientific instruments
and equipment used in teaching and scientific research. One year of the experience must have included fabricating
components; AND one of the following: completion of a Machinist Apprenticeship program; or an Associate's degree
in either Mechanical Engineering Technology or Machine (Manufacturing) Technology.